Kazuchika Okada defeated SANADA in the finals of The New Japan Cup over the weekend and as The Rainmaker readies himself for his IWGP World Championship showdown against Jay White at Madison Square Garden, Okada also has other intentions in mind.
New Japan shared a quote from Okada saying that he’s ready to show why the company is still the greatest wrestling promotion even after losing a lot of big-name stars:
Okada: Nobody left New Japan because it's bad, they have their own reasons. I'm supportive of them but have to show why New Japan is still the best. #njcup #g1supercard
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) March 25, 2019
Okada: What hasn't changed is that the IWGP title is still the top title in wrestling and you have a lot of responsibility as the standard bearer for all of wrestling as champion. #njcup #g1supercard
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) March 25, 2019
With that, the entire card for the ROH / NJPW G1 Supercard is all finalized. NJPW shared the following final lineup on their website:
HONOR RUMBLE
Jushin Thunder Liger confirmed
NEVER OPENWEIGHT & ROH WORLD TV CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Will Ospreay (c) vs. Jeff Cobb (c)
SPECIAL SINGLES MATCH
Dalton Castle vs. Rush
WOH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Mayu Iwatani (c) vs. Kelly Klein
NYC STREET FIGHT OPEN CHALLENGE MATCH
Bully Ray
IWGP Jr. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP THREE WAY MATCH
Taiji Ishimori (c) vs. Dragon Lee vs. Bandido
IWGP TAG & ROH WORLD TAG CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Gorillas Of Destiny (c) vs. Brody King & PCO (c) vs. SANADA & EVIL vs. The Briscoes
BRITISH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
IWGP INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Kota Ibushi
ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 3-WAY LADDER MATCH
Jay Lethal (c) vs. Matt Taven vs. Marty Scurll
IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Jay White (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada
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